International Law

Introduction In cities across America, Real-Time Crime Centers monitor the streets.[1] Surveillance cameras feed video monitors, sensors alert to unusual activities, automated license plate readers scan passing cars, gunshot detection systems report loud sounds, and community-aided dispatch calls animate a...

By Hans Frank-Holzner, Volume 108 Staff Member On January 8, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Campos-Chaves v. Garland,[1] a consolidation of three immigration cases concerning the statutory notice requirements the government must meet before it can order...

Abstract The widespread usage of machine learning systems and econometric methods in the credit domain has transformed the decision-making process for evaluating loan applications. Automated analysis of credit applications diminishes the subjectivity of the decision-making process. On the other hand,...

DLJ is excited to announce its second-ever online essay competition! The competition is open to all current Duke Law 2Ls who are not on an exclusive journal. Up to two winning submissions will be selected for publication in the DLJ...

Over the last decade, federal regulations have faced increasingly more challenging hurdles. The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Loper Bright, putting an end to Chevron deference, and its 2022 decision in West Virginia v. EPA, announcing the “major questions doctrine,”...

Introduction The race is on to reintroduce Christianity into public schools. A new Louisiana law mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public grade school, high school, and college classroom.[1] Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Schools decreed that all...

This paper explores the question of ethical governance for robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. We outline a roadmap—which links a number of elements, including ethics, standards, regulation, responsible research and innovation, and public engagement—as a framework to guide ethical...

This essay examines the judicial aftermath of Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, a controversial 2019 Supreme Court decision that broadened the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for trade secrets and confidential commercial…The postNarrowing FOIA’s Exemption for Business...

AbstractThe rapid advances in the development and rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past years have triggered a frenzy of regulatory initiatives at various levels of government and the private sector. This article describes and evaluates the emerging...

Sometimes the best lessons you learn are when you do have failings. You can always learn more when you don’t do something exactly right.[1] —Nick Saban, Alabama Head Football Coach 2007–2024.[2] Introduction If the best lessons emerge from failure, the...

By ANNEMARIE FOY. Full Text. Millions of people owe money to the government as a consequence of a criminal charge. But while some of that debt is tied to fines or restitution, much of it is levied as fees, or...

Introduction Since the nation’s founding, major political parties have clashed over the rules that govern our elections.[1] The intensity of these conflicts has fluctuated, with some periods marked by subdued disputes and others by fierce legislative battles and litigation. Over...

Abstract Background The growing application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has brought technological breakthroughs to traditional diagnosis and treatment, but it is accompanied by many risks and challenges. These adverse effects are also seen as ethical issues and affect...

Sarah Best introduced herself to me in July 2019. She had worked that summer in the General Counsel’s Office at the U.S. Department of Education, and in the course of researching the application of the Indian-law canons of construction to...

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Manuscript Guidelines The Wisconsin Law Review Forward seeks scholarship that is short, timely, and accessible to a general audience. We encourage authors to submit short pieces that confront current issues and topics as they develop. WLR Forward accepts two types...

By: Will Roberts, Volume 108 Staff Member I. MECHANISMS FOR FIREARMS INDUSTRY LIABILITY In 2005, Congress enacted the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) which significantly shielded members of the firearms industry from civil liability for over a...

Introduction On December 2, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with ABB Ltd., a Swiss global technology company, for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).[1] ABB,...

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Introduction In The Signal and the Noise, a manifesto for our cognitively dissonant post-fact, pro-statistics era, Nate Silver writes: “Data-driven predictions can succeed—and they can fail. It is when we deny our role in the process that the odds of...

Modern textualism has long criticized the use of practical, or consequentialist, reasoning when construing statutes. And yet in practice, textualist jurists long have invoked practical consequences arguments to help justify their statutory constructions.The postPractical Consequences in Statutory Interpretationappeared first onHarvard...

Researchers and practitioners from different disciplines have highlighted the ethical and legal challenges posed by the use of machine learned models and data-driven systems, and the potential for such systems to discriminate against certain population groups, due to biases in...

The Wisconsin Law Review presents, Nov. 3, 2023: The 2023 Wisconsin Law Review Symposium Registration available here.The symposium will be hosted by Professor Bernadette Atuahene, University of Southern California (USC) School of Law, featuring nationally-renowned scholars, journalists, and practitioners. The...

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Introduction Antitrust law has won.[1] The National College Athletic Association (NCAA)[2] has lost.[3] Or so it seems with the settlement in the House[4] case, which provides for revenue sharing between college athletes and their institutions.[5] The NCAA’s long held ideal...

Introduction The two police officers arrive at the defendant’s home in southeast Houston at 11:00 p.m. to serve a warrant for burglary. Because the defendant lives in a high-crime area, the officers are wearing body armor and have their badges...